Early Career Teacher Sessions - Triumphs and Trials

Combining a lifelong passion for amateur sport with degrees in mathematics, literature, education and humanities, Marianne is a coach at heart. She began her career teaching high school math and science before moving to Vanier’s English department in 2005. Outside of her teaching duties at Vanier, she was curriculum coordinator of the department for seven years, provincial representative for English on the comite conseil, and a member of Academic Council.

Her experiences with team-teaching, peer observation, mentorship, and accompaniment led her to develop projects that encourage students to exchange with and learn from one another.

Currently, she is a faculty representative on CRT, representative of the English department on the General Education Committee (GEC), and works closely with the pedagogical office (PSI) on support of new and early-career teachers.

In her free time, you will find Marianne at the pool, on the soccer field, or writing the occasional sonnet.

Max Salonine is a pedagogical counselor at Vanier College with an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from McGill University. He has an extensive background in CEGEP education, having taught a variety of Social Science and Humanities courses, particularly to students with learning difficulties. As part of the Pedagogical Support and Innovation (PSI) team at Vanier, Max supports pedagogical animation initiatives including the Early Career Teacher group, Vanier and Intercollegiate Ped Days, and various teacher-aimed workshops. He also assists faculty in academic program support and development as well as occasionally teaches Psychology at Vanier.